Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ 8GB BIOS

[Sledz]

Hello, i have just bought a second-hand Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+, and i'm quite confused, because clocks at OC BIOS are 1411/2000 MHz, what seems normal, but at Silent BIOS they are 1120/2075 MHz. So my question is, are that normal values?
SKU#: 11265-01-20G
GPU-Z screenshot:

 

[eidairaman1]

Hello, i have just bought a second-hand Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+, and i'm quite confused, because clocks at OC BIOS are 1411/2000 MHz, what seems normal, but at Silent BIOS they are 1120/2075 MHz. So my question is, are that normal values?
SKU#: 11265-01-20G
GPU-Z screenshot:
View attachment 121760

Let me look.

To me at moment those low low values seem it was a miner.

Thanks for info i will search

This is your specific card
https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/nitro-rx-580-8g-g5

I will find you a quiet non mining bios

Ok follow my directions, make sure the card is in the bios switch position with the 1120MHz bios.

Download this tool
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/ati-atiflash/

Download this bios it is 1340/2000

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/192068/sapphire-rx580-8192-170323-1

@Sledz

 

[Sledz]

Thank you very much. If i flash this BIOS there won't be a problem with warranty? I'm asking, because card got it until August 2020.

 

[ASOT]

No warranty remove,u return to its default bios,clock speed/memory

 

[Sledz]

Ok, thanks for help

 

[eidairaman1]

Thank you very much. If i flash this BIOS there won't be a problem with warranty? I'm asking, because card got it until August 2020.

no, no problem on warranty, its only a problem if it bricks...

 

[Ryzen_jelonek]

Unfortunately, I'm in your exact situation, only slightly worse.
I just bought a used Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 8GB (SN: A171500015272).

When I first ran booted it, it ran flawlessly from Displayport to my monitor. Didn't know much about the card, so didn't notice if the switch was in the left or right BIOS position.
I managed to get windows installed but as soon as it booted into windows the first time, it started to show artifacts on screen. Almost to the point where I wasn't able to read anything on the screen. I tried to download and run GPU-Z, but after a few seconds - black screen. Before this I made it to see a few things i.e. the name which was Ellesmere or something generic like Microsoft Graphics Controller, that made me think, Windows was not even able to identify the card correctly. From that point on both Displayports connectors were now giving no output and had to change to HDMI port.
After that and a windows startup repair, I booted into windows again and Tried to install newest AMD driver pack, but ultimately, that was where it went to shit. Black screen.
I turned off the system and tried to pull the switch back to the left, but it broke off the board. Ouch.
I tried to disassemble the fan sections leaving the heatsink on, but could not find the switch anywhere (neither in my case).
Now I'm unable to turn on the machine and boot - even into BIOS - without significant artifacts on the screen. After the new drivers were installed and the switch broke off, it also rendered my system unable to boot into Windows. Cannot boot into safe mode or reach any workable screen of windows to be able to run DDU.
It just gets into auto-repair mode, thinks for 10 seconds and then black screen (with artifacts all over the screen). So i wiped my M.2 drive with Secure SSD wipe (BIOS function).

All of this is so discouraging. I suspected it's a really faulty VBIOS running right now with completely off settings, (possibly even mining settings?) but can't boot into windows and flash it from there. The fans are running fine at every startup, so no issues there. (can't figure out if they correspond to silent or performance profile).

But what to do now?
The weird thing about this is when I go to BIOS under Graphic Output Protocal (connected via HDMI), it states this:
AMD Radeon Ellesmere Graphics
AMD GOP x64 Release Driver Rev. 1.61.0.15.50. Jan (???)

My current plan:
1) reattempt to install Windows 10 on main NvMe SSD and attempt to flash this stock BIOS:
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/191898/sapphire-rx580-8192-170323
through GPU-Z or AMD VBFLASH utility

If that doesn't work, my alternative plan is:

2) Install Unbuntu Live on second storage and flash vbios the above vbios rom by downloading AMD VBFLASH utility.

3) Can DDU be run from MS-DOS booted from a USB? Perhaps that will solve the artifacts issue and perhaps I should do this first?

I really hope one of you can provide me with a solution or guide me in the right direction.

My system:
Ryzen 5 3600 (No OC, though I tried the Game Boost mode).
MSI B550 Mortar Wifi
2X8GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL-16 in dual channel mode
M.2 slot: Samsung PM9A1 SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe - 512 GB
2. storage: PNY CS900 120 GB
BeQuiet! System Power B9 600W
Monitor: Acer ED273A 144 Hz monitor (VSYNC capable)

 

[DarthFK]

My current plan:
1) reattempt to install Windows 10 on main NvMe SSD and attempt to flash this stock BIOS:
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/191898/sapphire-rx580-8192-170323
through GPU-Z or AMD VBFLASH utility

If that doesn't work, my alternative plan is:

2) Install Unbuntu Live on second storage and flash vbios the above vbios rom by downloading AMD VBFLASH utility.

3) Can DDU be run from MS-DOS booted from a USB? Perhaps that will solve the artifacts issue and perhaps I should do this first?

I really hope one of you can provide me with a solution or guide me in the right direction.

My system:
Ryzen 5 3600 (No OC, though I tried the Game Boost mode).
MSI B550 Mortar Wifi
2X8GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL-16 in dual channel mode
M.2 slot: Samsung PM9A1 SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe - 512 GB
2. storage: PNY CS900 120 GB
BeQuiet! System Power B9 600W
Monitor: Acer ED273A 144 Hz monitor (VSYNC capable)

I suspect no one replied? While a month passed since, I hope my reply won't be too late, but who knows.

Anyway, I had a situation when a SapphNitro+RX580-8Gb of mine refused to be flashed. The resolution in my case, however, required me to use another card (find one from a friend, brother, etc,etc - in my case we have 3 PCs at home). Then I installed a good card it in the main x16 slot (the "long" upper one), and the "problem" card in the second "long" pcie slot. It doesn't matter that it works at a lower pcie speed. After that I ran the "amdvbflash -i" to make sure which one is which (I assumed that the problem card would be number 1 or so and it was in my case), then I re-flashed the "problem" card only with the "amdvbflash -p 1 -f xxxxxxx.rom" command, as in my case the problem card was number 1. Make sure you have the right "new" bios. There is no need to connect the "problem" card to the DP or HDMI. Just make sure you have the right card number. And, of course, the regular and understandable disclaimer - I am not responsible for any damage or bricking or any other issue this procedure may result in, in your case.